center

noun [C] (PLACE)

/ˈsen·tər/

Definition

› a building or set of buildings having a particular purpose, or a place connected with a particular activity: a shopping center the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts New York is a center for the arts.

(Definition of center noun (PLACE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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